Inspire Brands
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Private | |
Predecessors | Arby's Restaurant Group and Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. |
Founded | February 5, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
Founders | Paul Brown and Neal Aronson |
Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
Areas served |
United States Canada Kuwait[1] Qatar Turkey United Arab Emirates |
Key people |
Paul Brown (Co-Founder/CEO) Neal Aronson (Co-Founder/MP at Roark) David Pipes (CFO) Nils H. Okeson (General Council/CAO) |
Owners | Roark Capital Group (<87%) |
Subsidiaries |
Arby’s Buffalo Wild Wings Rusty Taco Sonic Drive-In |
Website |
inspirebrands |
Inspire Brands, Inc., formerly Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc., is the owner of the Arby's restaurant chain, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Rusty Taco. The company is based in Atlanta with a support center in Minneapolis.[2] Inspire Brands is partially owned by Roark Capital Group.[3]
Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc. (ARG) was renamed Inspire Brands, Inc. as the company took ownership of Buffalo Wild Wings on February 5, 2018. Buffalo Wild Wings also owned the R Taco chain (Now Rusty Taco).[4][5] Arby's CEO Paul Brown was selected to continue as Inspire Brand CEO.[4] Brown expected that Inspire would acquire additional chains in different segments. He plans to structure the company similar to Hilton Hotels & Resorts.[2]
On August 16, 2018, The Wendy's Company announced that it sold its 12.3% stake in Inspire Brands back to Inspire Brands for $450 million, which includes a 38% premium over its stake most recent valuation.[6][7][8]
On September 25, 2018, Inspire Brands announced that it was buying Oklahoma City-based Sonic Drive-In for $2.3 billion.[9] The firm expects that the acquisition should be completed by the end of the year.
References
- ↑ "Arby's FAQ". Arby's.
- 1 2 Klein, Danny (February 5, 2018). "Arby's CEO: We're Not Done Buying Brands After BWW". QSR magazine. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ↑ Maze, Jonathan (November 16, 2015). "Arby's sale keeps paying off for Wendy's". Nation's Restaurant News.
- 1 2 Thorn, Bret (February 5, 2018). "Arby's, Buffalo Wild Wings new parent Inspire Brands debuts". Nation's Restaurant News. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Arby's closes deal for Buffalo Wild Wings, makes new company". Star Tribune. Associated Press. February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Wendy's sells stake in Arby's owner for $450 million". CNBC. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ↑ Klein, Danny (August 2018). "Wendy's Sells Inspire Brands Stake for $450 Million". QSR Magazine.
- ↑ "The Wendy's Company Sells Ownership Interest in Inspire Brands for $450 Million". PR Newswire (Press release). August 16, 2018.
- ↑ Thorn, Bret (25 September 2018). "Inspire Brands to buy Sonic Corp. for $2.3B". Nation's Restaurant News. Retrieved 25 September 2018.